About:
The Crown of Roses Sweater is a yoke colourwork sweater, knit entirely in the round and from the top down. The floral and fantasy-inspired colourwork continues down the yoke to a little bit past the underarm of the sweater.

Suggested Yarn:
De Rerum Natura Albertine
Fingering Weight Yarn
90% merino, 10% silk, 218 yds (200 m) / 50g ball
Colours: Belle Etoile (MC) and Tutu (CC)

Gauge:
26 sts and 36 rounds to a 10 cm/ 4 inch square, in the round:

• One-colour stockinette suggestion: US 3 (3.25 mm) needles.
• Colourwork pattern suggestion: US 4 (3.5 mm) needles.

Sizing & Yardage:
Pattern comes in 8 sizes. Although it was designed to be loose-fitting, with around 2 inches (5 cm) of positive ease, you can choose a garment size with more or less ease, for a different fit. Yardage shown is for a long-sleeve sweater.

Full sizing details in chart in photos.

Size A (34”): MC (1175 yds │1075 m), CC (255 yds │235 m).
Size B (38”): MC (1310 yds │1200 m), CC (285 yds │260 m).
Size C (42”): MC (1450 yds │1325 m), CC (315 yds │300 m).
Size D (46”): MC (1590 yds │1450 m), CC (350 yds │315 m).
Size E (50”): MC (1725 yds │1580 m), CC (375 yds │345 m).
Size F (54”): MC (1865 yds │1705 m), CC (405 yds │370 m).
Size G (58”): MC (2000 yds │1830 m), CC (435 yds │400 m).
Size H (62”): MC (2140 yds │1955 m), CC (465 yds │425 m).

Tools:

• Tapestry Needle
• 10 stitch markers (including one unique one)
• 2 sets of each of the following (to use magic loop method):
• US 2 (2.75 mm) circular needles, length 18” (45.5 cm)or longer
• US 3 (3.25 mm) circular needles, length 32” (81.5 cm) or longer
• US 4 (3.5 mm) circular needles, length 32” (81.5 cm) or longer.

Difficulty:
Intermediate colour-work. Requires experience with 2-colour stranded colourwork and catching floats in stranded colourwork. Requires standard increasing/decreasing (M1, SSK, and K2tog).

Pattern Information:
Full written pattern with common abbreviations and charts for colourwork.